Tonight... some of America's heroes could be denied a trip to see the memorials ... erected in their honor. Central Iowa Honor Flight says dozens of applications are coming in everyday for the next flight planned for September. KCCI's Ryan Smith reports on why some may be turned away. "I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BATTLESHIP ALABAMA." Two veterans. "I FLEW 70 COMBAT MISSIONS." One war. "ON A BATTLESHIP FIRING BROADSIDE 16 INCH GUNS." And endless acts of bravery. "OH, I GOT STORIES YOU CAN'T BELIEVE." Jack Dewey hopes to share those stories with dozens of other veterans in the fall. He's applied for a spot with the Central Iowa Honor Flight program - scheduled to take off in September. "IT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR TO DO IT." Trouble is... there's a growing list of veterans applying for a limited number of seats on board. Last week, polk county approved $125-thousand dollars to fund the travel of 130 central Iowa veterans to Washington DC. Since then... Applications have been pouring in... Urbandale) "IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'RE ALMOST GOING TO HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER A LOTTERY FOR THESE GENTLEMEN, THESE 375, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 130 SLOTS TO GO." State Representative John Forbes has helped coordinate five honor flights since 2009. He says veterans are turning in as many as 20 to 30 applications a day. "THE MEMORIAL IS SOMETHING TO SEE AND HOPEFULLY EVERY VETERAN SHOULD SEE IT." Goodman made the trip in 2009. And hopes come this fall, his buddy will have a few more stories to tell. "IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD CARRY ON." Ryan Smith, KCCI 8 News, Iowa's News Leader. Central Iowa Honor Flight will continue fundraising and hopefully be able to pay for another flight this fall. To contribute... We have a link to the group's website posted at KCCI- dot-com.

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